College of Design and Built Environment
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Research Profile Bulletin
Name:
| Asad Hanif |
Rank:
| Assistant Professor |
Specialization:
| ☒ | Structural Engineering | ☐ | Transportation Engineering |
| ☐ | Construction Materials | ☐ | Water Resources Engineering |
| ☐ | Geotechnical Engineering | ☐ | Environmental Engineering |
PhD:
| Institution: | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Dissertation Title: | Development and Application of High-Performance Lightweight Cementitious Composites for Wind Energy Harvesting |
Selected Research Projects:
| 1. Development and Application of Magnesium Oxychloride Cement for Stabilizing Soft Soils 2. Development of seawater sea sand fiber-reinforced cementitious composites 3. Research on the application and demonstration of the green construction materials for the post-disaster reconstruction in Pakistan and Nepal 4. Thermally insulating concrete panels incorporating locally available waste materials |
Selected Patents:
| 1. Thin-walled Bowl-shaped Shell Type Floating Straight-Bladed Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Power Generation System”, (WO2016095821 A1) 27/11/2015, US Provisional Patent Application No. 62/124429; Chinese Full Patent No. ZL201510552718.6, Issue Date: 28 December 2018. |
Research Publications:
| Scopus Link: | https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57189225870 |
| Google Scholar Link: | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hmUmZ24AAAAJ&hl=en |
Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised:
| 1. Developing durable basalt fiber-reinforced seawater sea sand concrete 2. self-compacting cementitious systems using wood sawdust 3. Increasing the Lateral Capacity of Timber Wall Panels using Inexpensive FRP Retrofitting Techniques |
Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals):
| ☐ | Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems | ☐ | Renewable Energy |
| ☒ | Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques | ☐ | Sustainable Environment |
| ☒ | Carbon Utilization | ☐ | Climate Change Adaptation |
| Cycling of Waste Materials | Automation / Process Intensification | ||
| Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials | Novel Physical-Chemical Processes | ||
| Novel Modeling / Testing Methods | Exposure and Risk Analysis | ||
| Natural Resources Management | Smart Mobility Systems | ||